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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
SmartSDR transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz in 5 bands 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion SDR, Direct Digital Sampling
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 8 W, external speaker required 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output 100 W ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 110-120 / 220-240V AC 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 2.0 A
TX ? - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1947 and 1952 in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 501 × 260 × 425 mm
(19.72 × 10.24 × 16.73 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight ? 29.40 kg (64.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread in ham bands 8" (20.3cm) touchscreen, 1920×1200 pixels)
HDMI connector for external display
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
Integrated Antenna Tuner
USB 2.0

Optional:
* GPS Disciplined Oscillator; 5x10-12 over 24 hours
* MARS/CAP Coverage Filter Bank
* ThumbDV module for D-Star mode
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520SE NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000183 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006600M